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Germany/ State of emergency due to floods in Saarland

2024-05-18 14:57:00, Kosova & Bota CNA
Germany/ State of emergency due to floods in Saarland
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According to data from the Center for Measuring Water Levels from Floods, there is an extreme risk of flooding. This natural phenomenon occurs in cycles every 20 or 50 years, the state Authority for the Environment and Occupational Safety in Saarbryken communicated. The German Weather Service warned that there is a risk to life. So far, fortunately, there have been no casualties or damage, the Ministry of the Interior noted.

The dangerous situation has also preoccupied Chancellor Olaf Scholz himself. Instead of waging an electoral war, Scholz on Saturday (18.05.2024) will create an image of the flood situation in the country. This was communicated by the Saarland government spokesman Julian Lange.

A state of major damage has been declared in the state capital Saarbrücken. Where the Saar River has burst its banks, several roads have been flooded and blocked - among other things, the city's highway has also been blocked. People had to be evacuated from several buildings in this area of ??the city. The Disaster Prevention Center considers the situation quite tense.

The Saar River will continue to experience rising water levels due to continued rainfall. Germany's weather service recorded 100 liters of rainwater per square meter. Although the rainfall has thinned out, the situation is still difficult in the evacuated areas of the Saarland.

Likewise, in Nuremberg, within three hours, there was continuous rain and a total of 300 firefighting emergencies were registered./DW





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